NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 570, 27 July 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(D» Tolotrraph,—Pro«i Aiinclatlon.l ' THE OCCULT. CHARGE OF FOHTUNE-TELLING. Auckland, July 26. . The police, have decided to tako ecrioua action against those people who claim to-ft knowledge-of the occult, and who attempt to make money out of the alleged knowledge by tolling fortunes. 'fhis morning thoro appeared on the charge-sheet at tho I'olico Court five name* p.irporting to ho those of five persons claiming to be able to tel) fortunes. The first caso called was that againet W. Stephorson, charging him on two informations wrth having undertaken to tell fortunes. ' "■ : Sub-Inspector Hcndry told briefly how the evidence for tho prosecution bad been obtained. Defendant advertised himself as a clairvoyant, and on tho date in question two police constables went to his house. He took them into a room in somi-darknees, and thore pretended to go into a trance and to tell , their- fortunea. Hβ told one man that he would live to be 80j-that he would havo good fortune come to him from afieW, that a death svould take place in his family, and tho usual balderdash that fortune-telleTS told ■' to litupid people ' -.•■' : llio Magistrate: I suppose the eon&tahka woro not foolish people?, The.lnspector: They were not deceived by this man, at any rate. ' ' Tho Magistrate: They, procured the conmission of an offence? . • ..-.■.■' ■' .-.'..■ ■'• The , Inspector: Yes, they went solely forV the purpose of getting the man before the Court: ■- ••■-.■•. .-,.■■->. ■. ■■:.■:{]. ■■-, :.■■■■ After some argument the caee was adjourned. -,■;■ -.■.;■.,■■'• ■ REJECTED LOAN PROPOSALS. :' . / ATPALSIEGSTON; " ; , Palmerston, July! 26; A poll was taken to-day on a proposal.to ■ raise the dam at Tiritea Waterworks. 30ft., making a dam 50ft. in all,' and thereby inP pounding eighteen million gallons of water j £16,000 was asked for this and minor pipe works. Also £2000, in' addition to £1650 already agreed to,-was asked for enlarging the present library buildings. Strong opposition was aroused to this latter over the question of site, and it was thrown out by 419 votes, to 171. The opposition.to the'library vote also affected the water supply question, and that loan was thrown.out by 377 votes:to : 22l. SEARCHINC FOR THE SEESTERN. , : '■ .. Auckland, July 28." ■The Gorman warship Condor left on Snn« day; it is supposed to search for the German Government yacht Seestern, which is considerably overdue, at the Islands, from Brisbane. The Condor will probably call at Bris' ; bano , first. The Seestern is •a> steel twin-' "■'■ screw steamer of 589 tons, built in, 1903;-';' TAILORINO TRADE. :■■ ■•• ■■■';, ;■_ j Auckland, , Jdly 23. The dispute in the tsiiloring trade was settled tjy the Arbitration Court on-the basis of an agreement arrived at in conference between the parties. It provides that no de-duction-shall be made from the weekly' wage save for timo i lost through a' worker's own fault. AH time lost! by an apprentice, either : through his own fault or sickness, in any yeir of apprenticeship, shall be, made up before' such ■ apprentioo shall be 'considered; to hayoentered upon the nert •sucoeeding year, of his appronticoahip. Alterations were made ia overtime rateß, and the, Wellington womon'e log .was adopted; with amendments.! !. .

A LICENSING JUDCMENT. ; '"..■" ' ; . Wostport, July 26. Jlr. Rawson, • Registrar of the Supreme Court, this read Mr. .Justice Cooper's judgment in. the matter of an originating summons * under the Declaratory Judgments Act, challenging the. jurisdiction of the Buller Licensing Committee, to grant a new .publican's license in tho\ district. His Honour decided that the committee had jurisdiction, to grant a' license. within one' mile of' Wolters' 'bid' license,'but had no juriediction, to"'grant' a' license' at .either Mn» Creek : "orNEak'airan."' "i " ■ ' '. '■"■ ' """■ BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. ■'■■.■' j".. Auckland, July 26.. The street coUectionsin aid of the Bene« ■ volent Socioty'q funds resulted most satisfactorily. L T p to .the present, the returns are hardly complete, but'the .result of the street was well over £460. Donaiiojie wero 'received from a number of- friends totalling £160. When the final receipts come to hand, it is expected that the , Benevolent Society will' have something j like £700 on which to receive the Grqvemment subsidj'of 245. in the£. ~ '■' .;.. ,; V- ''■■ ' "BRER RABBIT."- ;■ ■ . . Napier,'; July Sβ. > Kenneth M'Senzio, sheepfarmer, was fine! £10, with costs, at the Police Court to-day,-for! failing to take proper .measures to cop* with.the.rabbit.pest.'.'' ."'■';' ■''■■.;'.',•■■".. V